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Why it's not OK to 'man up'http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2013/mar/05/not-ok-to-man-up
Cameron and Osborne are being exhorted to act tough, but why must the language of power be so masculine?<p>Would it make George Osborne more of a man if he slashed spending on pensioners, the NHS and welfare? Would David Cameron's masculinity be enhanced if he got to grips with press reform in the wake of phone hacking?</p><p>The answer according to an influential group of Conservatives – and, perhaps more surprisingly, Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman – is yes. How else to explain Kwasi Kwarteng MP, member of the influential Tory <a href="http://conservativehome.blogs.com/parliament/2012/03/free-enterprise-group-profile.html" title="">Free Enterprise Group</a> telling the chancellor to &quot;<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9908435/Tory-MPs-Osborne-must-man-up-on-tax-and-spending-cuts.html" title="">man up</a>&quot; and show he is serious about cutting the deficit? Or the former minister for&nbsp;women and equalities saying on a recent Andrew Marr show: &quot;I&nbsp;think it's now time for [Cameron] to, you know, man up, step forward and actually say 'yes, we are going to do it'&quot;?</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2013/mar/05/not-ok-to-man-up">Continue reading...</a>WomenHouse of CommonsPoliticsEqualityUK newsLife and styleSocietyTue, 05 Mar 2013 16:30:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2013/mar/05/not-ok-to-man-upPA/Guardian montageBoth Labour and Conservative MPs have called on the Tory front bench to 'man up'. Photograph: PA/Guardian montagePA/Guardian montageBoth Labour and Conservative MPs have called on the Tory front bench to 'man up'. Photograph: PA/Guardian montageAgris Krusts/Demotix/CorbisDavid Cameron: should he 'man up'? Photograph: Agris Krusts/Demotix/CorbisJane Martinson2013-03-05T16:30:01Z'Calm down, dear' – three words that wreck Cameron's affability credentialshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/apr/27/calm-down-dear-david-cameron
The prime minister's putdown of Angela Eagle made him come across like a patronising old uncle<p>Three little words and pfft, all that famed David Cameron ability to appear affable and above the bickering… gone. In its place, the prime minister as a patronising old uncle, cross that some woman just won't listen to him.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/apr/27/calm-down-dear-david-cameron">Continue reading...</a>GenderWorld newsDavid CameronPoliticsHouse of CommonsConservativesPMQsAngela EagleWed, 27 Apr 2011 13:41:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/apr/27/calm-down-dear-david-cameronPADavid Cameron caused uprorar during prime minister's questions by telling Labour frontbencher Angela Eagle to "calm down, dear" when she pointed out he had got his facts wrong. Photograph: PAJane Martinson2011-04-27T13:41:00Z